Where does “salah” come from?

salah (English) comes from Arabic صلاة, from Arabic صَلَاة, from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ, from Aramaic צלותא — prayer.

salah (English): Alternative form of salat

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of salat

Ancestry of “salah”, step by step

salah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic صلاة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicصلاةverbal noun of صَلَّىٰ; prayer in general;...
2Arabicصَلَاةprayer; salat, prayer
3Classical Syriacܨܠܘܬܐprayer; temple, sanctuary; reconciliation,...
4Aramaicצלותאprayer

via Malay salah

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysalahfalse, wrong; A violation of God's will or...
2Proto-Malayicsalahwrong, false
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiansalaqwrong, in error
Every word from Aramaic צלותא →Every word from Classical Syriac ܨܠܘܬܐ →Every word from Arabic صَلَاة →